Quran 20:13 — Taa-Haa, verse 13
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
I have chosen you, so listen to what is being revealed.
وَأَنَا اخْتَرْتُكَ فَاسْتَمِعْ لِمَا يُوحَىٰ
wa-anā ikh'tartuka fa-is'tamiʿ limā yūḥā
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- I Myself have chosen thee; therefore give thou ear to this revelation.
- Muhammad Asad
- and I have chosen thee [to be My apostle]: listen, then, to what is being revealed [unto thee].
- Sahih International
- And I have chosen you, so listen to what is revealed [to you].
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَأَنَاwa-anā | And I | — |
| 2 | ٱخْتَرْتُكَikh'tartuka | (have) chosen you | خير |
| 3 | فَٱسْتَمِعْfa-is'tamiʿ | so listen | سمع |
| 4 | لِمَاlimā | to what | — |
| 5 | يُوحَىٰٓyūḥā | is revealed | وحي |